/early-childhood-research Early-Childhood Research en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:08:24 GMT /leadership/what-happened-when-a-state-banned-suspensions-for-young-students/2024/08 A statewide ban on suspension for some learners successfully reduced its use—but some students were still disproportionately affected. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:08:24 GMT /leadership/what-happened-when-a-state-banned-suspensions-for-young-students/2024/08 /teaching-learning/young-kids-are-struggling-with-skills-like-listening-sharing-and-using-scissors/2024/06 Teachers say basic skills and tasks are more challenging for young students now than they were five years ago. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:03:14 GMT /teaching-learning/young-kids-are-struggling-with-skills-like-listening-sharing-and-using-scissors/2024/06 /teaching-learning/preschool-studies-show-lagging-results-why/2024/01 Researchers try to figure out why modern preschool programs are less effective than the landmark projects in the 1960s and 70s. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:35:58 GMT /teaching-learning/preschool-studies-show-lagging-results-why/2024/01 /teaching-learning/a-new-study-shows-how-schools-can-maximize-full-day-pre-ks-benefits/2023/11 Researchers said principals played a key role in students' academic success through 3rd grade. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 23:22:45 GMT /teaching-learning/a-new-study-shows-how-schools-can-maximize-full-day-pre-ks-benefits/2023/11 /teaching-learning/6-challenges-for-early-educators-as-preschool-growth-halts/2023/08 School enrollment for the nation’s youngest learners has nosedived—and could cause long-term problems. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:47:14 GMT /teaching-learning/6-challenges-for-early-educators-as-preschool-growth-halts/2023/08 /teaching-learning/starting-school-in-infancy-can-help-low-income-children-keep-up-with-peers-in-elementary-school/2023/08 Research on a birth-to-4 initiative in Tulsa finds academic gains through 3rd grade. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 22:27:26 GMT /teaching-learning/starting-school-in-infancy-can-help-low-income-children-keep-up-with-peers-in-elementary-school/2023/08 /teaching-learning/why-parents-redshirt-their-kids-in-kindergarten/2023/07 Parents have a number of reasons why they decide to delay their children's school entry, but it's not always a good idea. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:07:34 GMT /teaching-learning/why-parents-redshirt-their-kids-in-kindergarten/2023/07 /leadership/young-children-think-and-talk-about-race-how-should-teachers-respond/2022/12 Educators, many wary of recent restrictions on the topic, discussed the challenge at a recent professional conference. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 22:34:17 GMT /leadership/young-children-think-and-talk-about-race-how-should-teachers-respond/2022/12 /teaching-learning/as-head-start-quality-push-continues-advocates-raise-red-flag-on-equity/2022/12 Inadequate federal funding forces Head Start providers to choose between quality and quantity, a new report contends. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:01:22 GMT /teaching-learning/as-head-start-quality-push-continues-advocates-raise-red-flag-on-equity/2022/12 /leadership/principals-matter-for-preschools-but-studies-show-they-lack-training/2022/10 New research suggests principals need to learn more about the preschool classes in their buildings. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 21:07:28 GMT /leadership/principals-matter-for-preschools-but-studies-show-they-lack-training/2022/10 /teaching-learning/get-a-very-early-start-on-teaching-coding-skills-pilot-study-suggests-trying-robotic-toys/2022/06 The study found that coding exercises enhanced the preschoolers’ problem-solving skills, creativity, and determination. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:42:02 GMT /teaching-learning/get-a-very-early-start-on-teaching-coding-skills-pilot-study-suggests-trying-robotic-toys/2022/06 /teaching-learning/opinion-the-not-so-certain-science-of-pre-k/2022/05 Much of the support for universal preschool proceeds with a blind assurance that leaves difficult questions aside. Tue, 24 May 2022 10:00:42 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-not-so-certain-science-of-pre-k/2022/05 /teaching-learning/pandemic-kids-need-early-language-support-heres-how-teachers-can-help/2022/04 Preschool teachers share their ideas for promoting students' language growth. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:38:38 GMT /teaching-learning/pandemic-kids-need-early-language-support-heres-how-teachers-can-help/2022/04 /teaching-learning/babies-are-saying-less-since-the-pandemic-why-thats-concerning/2022/04 Children born in the pandemic have heard fewer words and conversations. Their language development has suffered. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:23:30 GMT /teaching-learning/babies-are-saying-less-since-the-pandemic-why-thats-concerning/2022/04 /teaching-learning/early-education-pays-off-a-new-study-shows-how/2022/03 69´«Ă˝ from state-funded universal preschool, but not federal Head Start, took more-challenging courses in high school, a study finds. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:41:33 GMT /teaching-learning/early-education-pays-off-a-new-study-shows-how/2022/03 /teaching-learning/these-early-math-supports-translated-to-gains-later-on-for-vulnerable-students/2021/12 A new study shows how a combination of preschool and kindergarten math supports led to better achievement and less absenteeism in 3rd grade. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:31:11 GMT /teaching-learning/these-early-math-supports-translated-to-gains-later-on-for-vulnerable-students/2021/12 /teaching-learning/preschool-enrollment-has-plunged-what-that-means-for-school-readiness/2021/10 Census data confirm that more than a million young children missed preschool during the pandemic, putting school readiness at risk. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:56:36 GMT /teaching-learning/preschool-enrollment-has-plunged-what-that-means-for-school-readiness/2021/10 While masks may decrease facial cues, it's too early to know for sure how wearing masks might affect speech and language, an expert says. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:33:56 GMT /teaching-learning/starting-school-after-the-pandemic-youngest-students-will-need-foundational-skills/2021/06 The earliest grades saw the biggest enrollment drops in 2020-21. Experts say these students will need significant help come fall. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:46:08 GMT /teaching-learning/starting-school-after-the-pandemic-youngest-students-will-need-foundational-skills/2021/06 /events/live-online-discussion/the-impact-of-the-coronavirus-on-early-childhood-learning Early-childhood learning plays an important role in a child's development, but what once focused mostly on play and relationship building has evolved into a more academic-focused experience. What have we learned from this development? And Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:41:23 GMT /events/live-online-discussion/the-impact-of-the-coronavirus-on-early-childhood-learning /teaching-learning/storytime-meet-number-play-early-math-in-the-home-matters-for-later-skills/2020/02 Preschool-age children who frequently play number-related games at home show better math skills and growth by the end of kindergarten, finds a new study in the journal Child Development. Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:43:43 GMT /teaching-learning/storytime-meet-number-play-early-math-in-the-home-matters-for-later-skills/2020/02 /teaching-learning/video-academic-redshirting-and-why-its-not-so-simple/2019/08 Academic redshirting has benefits and disadvantages on a child’s development that parents should keep in mind. Tue, 27 Aug 2019 22:10:25 GMT /teaching-learning/video-academic-redshirting-and-why-its-not-so-simple/2019/08 /teaching-learning/hows-your-local-head-start-performing-sampling-classrooms-may-not-be-enough/2019/07 Individual Head Start classrooms vary enough in quality that the ratings of more than a third of centers could change by random chance, a new study finds. The results suggest those looking to improve the early education centers need to target support to individual teachers, not just to whole-school training. Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/hows-your-local-head-start-performing-sampling-classrooms-may-not-be-enough/2019/07 /leadership/like-father-like-son-preschool-benefits-cross-generations-says-landmark-study/2019/05 More than 50 years after research began on the Perry Preschool program, the ongoing study finds that the benefits are crossing generations. Can preschool break the poverty cycle? Tue, 14 May 2019 04:01:00 GMT /leadership/like-father-like-son-preschool-benefits-cross-generations-says-landmark-study/2019/05 /teaching-learning/state-funded-pre-k-sees-slow-enrollment-growth-says-new-national-report/2019/04 It would take years at the current growth rate for state-funded preschool to enroll half of the nation's 4-year-olds, the National Institute for Early Education Reseach says. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:02:00 GMT /teaching-learning/state-funded-pre-k-sees-slow-enrollment-growth-says-new-national-report/2019/04 /teaching-learning/algebra-for-3rd-graders/2019/04 When it comes to algebra, new research at the American Educational Research Association suggests you can't start too early. Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:07:36 GMT /teaching-learning/algebra-for-3rd-graders/2019/04 /teaching-learning/new-report-ranks-which-states-give-babies-the-strongest-start-in-life/2019/03 A new report ranks the best and worst states for babies based on how those children fare in terms of health, strong families and opportunities for early learning. Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:00:56 GMT /teaching-learning/new-report-ranks-which-states-give-babies-the-strongest-start-in-life/2019/03 /teaching-learning/reading-aloud-and-exergaming-a-roundup-of-early-years-research/2019/02 Two recent studies take a look at how often parents are reading to young children and the impact of exercise-related video games on boosting preschoolers physical activity. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 21:19:00 GMT /teaching-learning/reading-aloud-and-exergaming-a-roundup-of-early-years-research/2019/02 /teaching-learning/child-care-provides-nearly-100-billion-economic-impact-new-report-finds/2019/02 A new report by the Committee for Economic Development finds that in addition to allowing parents to work, child care itself has a big economic footprint. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:08:00 GMT /teaching-learning/child-care-provides-nearly-100-billion-economic-impact-new-report-finds/2019/02